NEWBURGH >> A U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services center that’s opening here will serve five Mid-Hudson counties, including Ulster and Dutchess, and will be the first facility of its kind between Albany and New York City.

The center will be in the Newburgh Armory Unity Center in the city of Newburgh and serve Ulster, Dutchess, Orange, Sullivan and Rockland counties.

Richard Rivera, co-founder of Latinos Unidos of the Hudson Valley, said the facility will make life easier for people in need of the center’s services.

“When you think about transportation getting to and from Albany and New York City, it is a challenge for many of the individuals that need the services,” Rivera said. “So by virtue of having it now at the armory in Newburgh, that is more central for our five adjoining counties, and therefore it is going to make it easier for the individuals to go in and take care of filing their paperwork and receiving the assistance that they will be needing.”

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The center is expected to be open two Fridays per month, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and will be staffed by two agents.

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Editor’s note: This story was updated at 10:50 a.m. July 14, 2014, to correct the center’s hours of operation.